Cellular research

Recently we were talking about cell death assays. However, these are closely related to testing the opposite: living cells. The acquisition of cell viability is probably the task microplate readers need to assume most frequently. In this blog article you will learn why it is so popular and how to measure it.

Toxicity to an organism often starts at a much lower level: cells. For cancer cells it is their inability to die, for drugs it is their side effects which may harm cells and their organisms. Hence, assays that report on the cytotoxicity of drugs and conditions are an integral part of preclinical research. 

The production of energy is an essential cellular function and indicator of cell health. The sources cells use to generate energy can be measured by cell metabolism assays presented here.

Cell migration and cell invasion are important parameters to investigate for different cell types and for different disease states.